Continental+Army+Recruiting+Websites



Youtube link for "The Crossing": @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wpC8w0_k34 **Recruiting Websites: The Continental Army ** **We need YOU to support our army ** **In the name of his Excellency Geo. Washington, Esq. ** Your job is to convince people to join the Continental Army, and you need to use your imagination, because people know that the Army can’t afford to pay them!

Over the next couple of days you will be making recruiting websites for the Continental Army. This assignment is designed to allow you to be creative, have fun with your work, and show us how well you analyze new information. It is worth a TEST GRADE.

How to use wikispaces: @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour

George Washington has just defeated the Hessians at Trenton, and confidence in his leadership has been restored after the disastrous New York Campaign.

Each group member will be responsible for creating at least 2 pages within a group wikispaces page which one of you will create for your group. Here are the two required pages as well as possibilities for the other pages (which are up to you!)
 * __**//*About the Army (required)://**__ Provide background information about the Continental Army which will provide a viewer with a complete background of the Continental Army up through the Battle of Trenton
 * __**//*Soldier Life (required)://**__ Provide information on what life was like in the Army including information about training, discipline, battle, marching, and standing guard.
 * //Careers and Jobs:// Provide information on the various parts of the Colonists' military - requires additional research
 * //Benefits:// Provide information on the positive things you can gain if you join the Continental Army - requires additional research
 * //Propaganda:// Provide examples of colonial propaganda which would help support your purpose of trying to convince people to join the army - requires additional research
 * //Leadership:// Create biographies on at least 3 American Military leaders, which appeals to someone's sense of patriotism and convinces them to join - requires additional research

In order to find out the information you'll need for this you need to read information on the following websites, or other trustworthy websites which you feel would help you out, making notes and CCQ's as you go that will help you complete the task assigned to you.

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Every page on the website must include the following elements:

-**__//Theme creation/Title//__** – create a catchy title that will convince people to read the rest of your page

- __**//Visuals//** __ – create visuals that will convince people to join the army without having to read accounts to be convinced (because many colonists could not read!) - this includes videos and/or pictures (they can be both modern and historical, but you should include at least one visual which directly relates to the Battle of Trenton).

-**//__Text__//** – Explain your assigned page (using the criteria above for your individual page) and use some inventive text to convince people that joining the American Cause is the right thing to do; this needs to be __//**good propaganda!!**//__

__**Accounts of the Battle of Trenton.**__

A good resource for your websites would be to incorporate firsthand accounts of the Battle of Trenton. Links for finding accounts: @http://www.history1700s.com/page1844.shtml @http://www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing/history/crossagain.htm @http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/north/trenton.html @http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28gw060337%29%29 @http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/georgewas_je.html

You should also read / research the history of the Continental Army (using the websites provided above, as well as others you find useful and trustworthy) so that you can create your p age for the website in class tomorrow. You will only have one day to complete this, and it's worth a TEST GRADE __In addition you should BRAINSTORM ideas for making your website as **PERSUASIVE** as possible - creativity and inventiveness count!!!!! __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Homework Night 1: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tonight your major assignment is to read, mark up and APPARTS an American account of the Battle of Trenton and a Hessian account of Trenton. You should place these on your groups wiki under your assigned page. If you will not be able to use a computer at home be sure to print up a couple of accounts before you leave so that you can read and mark them up.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 2: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> You will get the entire period to create your pages on your groups' websites. Make sure you come ready to work, because you will only have one day to finish working on these!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Homework **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **Night** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 2 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: Whatever is not done on the website needs to be done for Homework. You can come after school to work on your individual poster or during a study. You can also work on it from home. BEFORE YOU LEAVE MAKE SURE EACH PERSON IN TEH GROUP KNOWS WHAT HE/SHE MUST COMPLETE THAT NIGHT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE WEBSITE READY TO PRESENT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 3: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Today all groups will present their projects to the class! You will have about twenty minutes to prepare in your groups for the presentation.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Each group will be expected to give a thorough presentation to the rest of the class. This presentation //__will be your opportunity to “sell” your website to the rest of us, so you should make sure you're prepared for it!__// Try to make your presentation fun and interactive, including the rest of the class as participants.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">This project will be worth a test grade. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> You will be graded both individually and as a group. Individually you will receive a homework grade for what you bring in, and your presentation notes and a test grade for your final product.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The work you group does in class will be a class work grade. The rubric below will be used.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Individual Assessments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">20 Points for each of the following criteria: **


 * //About the Army://** Provide background information about the Continental Army which will provide a viewer with a complete background of the Continental Army up through the Battle of Trenton
 * Persuasiveness
 * Theme/Title Creation
 * Visuals
 * Text
 * Creativity


 * //Soldier Life://** Provide information on what life was like in the Army including information about training, discipline, battle, marching, and standing guard.
 * Persuasiveness
 * Theme/Title Creation
 * Visuals
 * Text
 * Creativity


 * //All other pages that you create://**
 * Persuasiveness
 * Theme/Title Creation
 * Visuals
 * Text
 * Creativity

For each of the criteria, you should identify the following: _ Page accurately portrays the Continental Army based on solid research _ Convinces viewer that joining the army is worthwhile _ Provides solid evidence to support reasons to join _ Explains evidence thoroughly to prove worthiness of American cause _ Page fits in with theme of the entire website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Persuasivenss__ **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">__**Theme Creation**__ _ Title is visible and the focus of the website _Theme is creative and colorful _ Theme incorporates historical references _ Theme is appropriate for the website _ Theme shows appropriate effort

__**Visuals**__ <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Page incorporates appropriate pictures <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Visuals are creative and thoughtful <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Visuals are colorful <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Visuals draw attention to title <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Visuals allow for the viewer to understand the point of view of the website

__**Text**__ <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Text summarizes point of view of the website <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Text describes visuals <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Text gives details to elaborate on title <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Text uses accounts to show how they are important to the American Cause <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">_ Text is creative propaganda

__**<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Creativity **__ _ Page incorporates persuasive techniques utilized in successful persuasive websites _ Page is illustrative of the theme of the entire website _ Proves points using multiple sensory engagement (utilizes more than one sense) _ Shows deep thought and preparation _ Is illustrative of strong effort


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">5 points for each of the following criteria **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Group Presentation: This is a separate grade from your test grade (which is the website itself and all of the work you've put into it). The presentation is worth a QUIZ GRADE **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Each member thoroughly presents his or her portion of the website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentation is logical and organized
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Presentation has an obvious beginning, middle, and end
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Key information is clear and presenters support conclusions with evidence
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Presentation is appropriate for audience

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Individual Test Grade: **__ 100 points __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Presentation Quiz Grade: **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> 25 points

End of Project Instructions - YOU DON'T NEED TO READ BEYOND HERE...it won't make sense if you do anyways :-)

Changes for 2011:

everyone must find an ACTUAL ACCOUNT from the Battle of Trenton and must mark it up / APPARTS it.

Jobs: each person is given a page within the wiki to do...each page should contain the following:

Accounts: American - take pieces from accounts to make them all really pro-continental army.

Accounts: Hessian same as above but skew to be pro-American...take the words of the Hessians and make it seem like the Americans were superior and worthy opponents who anyone should want to join.

Text - Must write up a page which incorporates reasons to join, what you get when you join, and push the idea of freedom and liberty and righteuousness!

Visuals - must find videos that would inspire Americans to join and and also images thaty do the same

Must also find videos and images of Trenton to illustrate understanding.

The following tabs must be on your website: each member is responsible for one

About the Army (need to find historical info to put on here and get it right!)

Careers and Jobs

Benefits

Soldier Life

An additional tab of your choosing that you would like to add.

Links for finding accounts:

http://www.history1700s.com/page1844.shtml

http://www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing/history/crossagain.htm

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/north/trenton.html

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28gw060337%29%29

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/georgewas_je.html

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 * //About the Army://Provide background information about the Continental Army which will provide a viewer with a complete background of the Continental Army up through the Battle of Trenton
 * //Careers and Jobs://Provide information on the various parts of the Continental Army like the Navy, Marines, Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry, Campfollowers, and Militia
 * //Benefits://Provide information on the positive things you can gain if you join the Continental Army
 * //Soldier Life:// Provide information on what life was like in the Army including information about training, discipline, battle, marching, and standing guard.